Fork



Sept. 29, 1925. f 1,555,605

` F. POMEROY FORK Filed Newry-25. 1924 INVENTOR. Foszgf Panero BQY LoRA :LL: CLAPP, ec 7% 5M A TTORNEY Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

FOSTER PoMERoY;

l EXECUTRIX, lF` VLOMIIEOC, CALIFORNIA; f o

, i FORK.

nppiivcation inea Novembe 25,1924( 'seriaino 752,200.r

To all fwlwmz'zf` mag/concern.' Be itY known that FOSTER PoMnRoY, de-

ceased', late acitizenof the United States,

in, residing at Lompoc, in the county of lSanta Barbara and State of California,`did invent certain new fand useful Improvements in Forks, of which the following isa specification. y Y l My invention relatestto forksfandmore particularly toa forkl designed for use in restaurants, hotel kitchens and the home kitchen, and consists of a device constructedl with but one tine;7tlie tine being-.formed atv anrangle and offsetwith relation to the shank ofthe fork e `,thefiisev of the presenttwoor more tinedl forks', meats or other objects forked are` pinched bythe engaging tines thereof, and at times much difficulty'is experienced in dis.- engaging theforkjfrom the meat, as the latter binds'or hangs to thetines. lOne of my priine objects is to overcome this deficiency, and ,I` consider other outstanding features ,.V of my inventionare the great advantages gainedbyltheuse of my one-tine construction, and `vvhich will be` hereinaftery set forth.4

Itisy obvious that upon spearing a portion ofv meatwith inyfork nobindingcan occur,

and .that-the ,tine l.may .be :readily `Withdrawn after said `portionis lifted, turned or taken` from any surface, oven or container. j,

Another feature is that upon spearing a roast or other object and raising it from the pan or range,` said roastor object immediately swings toits center ofgravity upon the tine, thereby permitting the roast to be handled with ease and surety.

Another feature of utility is in drawing hot pans from an oven by virtue of the offset tine, said offset being used as a hook to Withdraw the pan, and upon the reversal of the hook to return the said pan back into the oven.

Another feature of its unique design is its practical use for removing hot covers from various cooking utensils.

A further object of this invention is to so construct the fork that it may be adapted for many purposes in the kitchen, and which adaptations abolish the present ordinary cloth now used to prevent burning the hands.

Another object is to construct a fork of the character described, that Will securely hold the object speared and allow the said DECEASED, LATE 0F LOMPOC, CALIFORNIAHBY IORA BELLE CI-.AFIL-r object-to seekits center of i tion ltofthe tine thereof and Without danger of dropping off, thereby i reducing".l effort` Eof handli'ng'it toa minimumlf-` L will readily spear oysters,fish, Yfowl or ten-v der meatsand be easily `Withdrawn tllerefrom Without lthe tendencyof hangingor tearingthein as'the presenttwo'opmore tlIieCl` fOlfl doeg,V i

vOne form` which theinvention may assume is exemplified in v'the following description, illustrated byjway off examplerinthe accompanying draiving, in Which:

` Figure yl represent ayface :elevationsholvving the .elements ,of my inventionj fFg; 2is an edge elevation' of a portion of the shankof Fig. `1: V ,i Fig. `y3 is a perspective vievv'of aroastinr afpanandshows my invntipiias it is ap-f, plied indravving the pan fromjan oven for example. Fig. 41s

it over. e

Fig. 5 is arper the ove l-`Figeac and minata@ inihei Off aiiyg; .y ingfthe device' forthe. removal Lofeovers,

from cookingutensils.

Throughout therv figures` t linework showing its adaptation to oliijects` thereof: the numeral 1 designates the shank of my fork and it is preferably constructed of heavy steel Wire or the like, and has a handle 2 secured to one end thereof, 3 being the customary ferrule of the handle. The shank 1 extends from the handle 2 a suitable distance and near its terminal is bent outwardly from the shank to form an offset portion 4, the shank l and the portion 4 thus forming a V, and is then bent angularly toward and past the Center line of the shank to form the tine 5, which thus together with the portion 4 forms another V. The offset portion 4 forms an acute angle with relation to the shank l and also to the tine 5. The bends 7 and 8 due to lthe offset portion 4 form oppositely disposed crotches '9 and l0 for a purpose to be presently set forth. The

. Anotherobject is to construct a e" tine andvl M View inumana-de methode] applying the fork to the roast as in turning,

o l spective vievv 3 and illustrates the method Aof using the off-e,` setev portion for pushing, `the panrback inta y iidnvlniio shown in heavy lines compared to the lightery return same to the oven by pushing.v

The tine of my fork is preferably tapered from the bend 8 outwardly to the:

point 6, forming a slender tine which may be easily inserted intoA an vobjectand With-'H drawn therefrom. The tine and shank are also'preferably formed the same plane.

lBy virtue of the shape and angular position of the tine relative to the shanli ,1, it

is obvious that when the tine is stabbed into handling it to a minimum. 20

a portion ofl'm'eat 12, and the latter lifted from the range or pan, it will immediately swing to its vcenter of gravity vwith respect to the tine; thereby reducing the effort' of This 4is a decided advantage over the present ordinary fork', as the object lifted is heldrigidly in place and not allowed to swing but is held oifsetito the wrist which is laboriousand tiresome.

It should be observed'thatthe bendS is V-shaped, .notv U-shaped or so curved that the tine, in service, pinches'upon the offset portion as in other devices, because by the V-shaped construction I avoid any binding or tightening' tendency of the object heldby my fork, which tendency in such devices renders them impractical to use for .the` pur pose for which 'my'A fork is lespecially adapted. i

`V'Vhen my device is to be used for lifting alcover 18 or the like from a utensil having a looped handle 14, the tine 5 is inserted through'the loop unti-l'the handle is engaged vin the crotch 10 as shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 6l shows the device in lace to lift a cover 15 havinga handle 16 1n the form of a knob, and under which lknob the crotch 1() is adapted to seat for the .removal of the cover.. v j

From the foregoing description .taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

the -v`advantages fof the .constru'ction'. and method of operation `vvi'llbe"1e'adil`y understood by those skilled in the art to which. the invention, appertains, and Awhile have described the, principle of operation, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have l. the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described 'my inve11tion',\vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Leti ters Patent of the United States, is the fol-vl ,lowing:"' y i i 1. A fork comprising afrelativelylong body portion, a handle on Aone end of "said body portion and an offset near the other end, the said 'offset forming ahook and having'a` tine extending angular-ly therefrom and passing through kthe extension ofthe axis ofthe body portion, the ltine together with the offset forminga V. i

2. A kitchen fork consisting of a' relatively long straight rod"h avig an' offset formednear an end thereof "and a straight tine extending from the offset and crossing the axis of the rod,thetinetogether 'with the' offset forming a V.

A fork'consistingof astraight body and a single st'raight tine formed lthereto by an"inte`rmediate straight offset, the offset forming' with the said body vand'tine two V s. adapted 'for service purposes;

4j A Lfork comprlsing a' relatively long straight rod terminating'in a' tine formed angularly theretoby an oifs'et'por'tion', the tine and offset being in the "pla-ne of the rod and the tinelforminga ',V with the offset the rod.

portion andf extending through'k'the axis ofl i By LoRA BELLE CLAPP,

of Foster Pomeroy, Dacia?. f,"

VFOSTER POMEROY,'Decd, 

